Oh friends….
I am SO excited to share this with you.
Because I’ve been long admiring Miss Kristi’s gorgeous work.
And I’ve long been pining for a piece of my own.
And as if that weren’t enough, I am about 195% sure that I have scored the most amazing Barn Owl Primitives sign of ALL TIME.
When Kristi asked if I would like to pick out a sign for myself in exchange for sharing with my sweet readers, I happily obliged. I mean, twist my arm.
After much indecisive clicking back and forth…BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PERFECTION…I finally settled on her You Are My Sunshine.
I sing this song to my kids often.
Plus, RAINBOW.
Now imagine my delight when Kristi asked if I would mind if she change the color palette a little to better reflect what she gathered were my tastes based on my Instagram feed.
Sign maker by day, Columbo by night.
NOW imagine my giddy excitement (and I mean, there was actual, in fact, for reals full on squealing) when I opened up that package to find THIS:
I mean, I thought the primary colors in her original version were fantastic.
But this???!!! This happy jewel toned beauty is like manna from heaven above.
In fact, it was so full of awesome, I was kinda stressed out.
Where would I put this?!
It had to be the perfect place in my house.
First, I tried it in my kitchen.
It looked cute, but not quite right.
Plus, it reminded me how horrifically I had slapped my gallery wall up.
The gallery wall I keep meaning to re-do and space out appropriate, all Pinterest like, but haven’t bothered with.
Plus, somehow, it didn’t seem quite right to have a nursery rhyme in the kitchen.
Then, I moved it to the living room.
I actually really liked it here, but it covered up a lot of that second shelf.
(P.S. look close…a certain brass unicorn was mailed to me recently. Yessssssss.)
The playroom/schoolroom seemed like the best spot.
So I tried here.
Which I loved. But it meant displacing another sign I had there.
#firstworldproblems
Finally, I decided that it needed to live perched right on our work desk.
Where it would remind my kids of their preciousness as they color. And remind me too when we’re having a hard homeschool day.
The play/school room houses some of my favorite things, so it seemed natural to have it display my new favorite sign.
Like this little vintage camera and glass globe I found at an antique store.
And happy flowers all lined up in sweet vases.
And our heart rock collection.
Plus, it pretty much looks like it was made to get married to Meg’s canvas and they should have sign art babies together.
Am I right?
Kristi’s shop is filled with all manner of gorgeous.
As you can imagine, it was hard to choose my favorite. Here are the ones I kept waffling on before finally settling:
Kindness, cooking, encouragement and Christmas.
It’s like my favorite things all in a little collage of scuffed up sign happy.
Did I mention rainbow???
Yeah.
Any color you want.
Now before you hate my guts too much more, Kristi was sweet enough to offer ONE LUCKY DUCK READER a $75 gift certificate to her shop!!!!
SEE?!
Just follow the easy peasy prompts in the rafflecopter widget below. You have up to 3 entries each, and I’ll select a winner on Tuesday, October 29th.
So Go! And follow Barn Owl Primitives on Instagram while you’re at it and get treated to rainbow happiness in your feed whenever she posts.
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LOVE the sign! so cute!
I love the ” Have yourself a Merry little Christmas”, the font and the color combo of aqua and red are awesome !
I love the black sign with “I thank God for …” But I loved pretty much all of the signs. What a great shop!!
Sunshine is one of my favorite quotes…i really like yours! And Kristi’s work would be perfect for the loft in our new home!
I love the porch rules sign and the sunshine one!!
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I’ve been in love with the sign you picked since… Well, since before I can remember! Love it!
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I love it all!! It would be so hard to choose!
Love that sign! And the Christmas one!
I love the family rules sign. It would make a great addition to our home.
Love the “Go into the world and do good”! With the globe !! Awesome!!
Love them all!! This is on my Xmas list for sure!! Love the colors in your sign!!
I’ve been wanting the sign asking people to take off their shoes!
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I love your sign pick!
Love everything!!!! The family rules would be perfect.
Every child is an artist. Love that!
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I love Barn Owl Primatives. I’ve had my eye on “Go into the world and do good” for quite a while.
I love her work!!! My favorite sign is “we can do hard things”
Love the family signs…especially the colorful believe in miraclez
I love the table manners sign!!
I love the Fruit of the Spirit. Not sure what color! Decisions, decisions!
There’s three I like a lot: Good tidings of great joy. Baby it’s cold outside. Grocery.
I also sing “you are my sunshine” to my kids all the time, so that one would HAVE to be my fave!! :)
It looks fantastic on your desk, I love that you showed the process of where to put it! Just found your blog from The Barn Owl’s Instagram!
Okay, I totally LOVE this! And your colors are mine! Great choice~
Love love!! The you are my sunshine would be too cute in my kids bathroom!
I have been dying to have one of Kristi’s signs. I love her whole style and a sign would be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G in my home. Fingers, toes, and whatever else crossed I win. Thanks so much both of you for the giveaway!
So cute and love your house decor!
Like many of the others, “You are my sunshine” has always been my go to song. That sign would have to be my favorite!!
oh. my. gosh. i LOVE the colors she used for your sign!!!!!! (can someone say PERFECTION?!) <3
and let's be serious – i could never ever choose just one very favorite. xD i, too, have long been an admirer of barn owl primitives and just kristi in general. :D
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Ps I love the I am Brave sign!
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Love love love!!
I love “life is uncertain…eat dessert first”
Seriously, I want to be the lucky duck!!
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Love the family rules sign!
I have been pining after the laundry room sign, but you should have seen the look on my hubbys face when I told him what the sign I wanted for the room I only do laundry in costed. They just don’t get it. I have been saving extra pennies here and there, but winning this would get it to me real quick:)
I love all of it
I love them all!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Super Hero Rules and Be Awesome Today – I have been wanting them both for a long time!! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Oh my gosh. The family rules signs are SO perfect and amazing!
I love the You are my Sunshine in rainbow, but the smaller one. I want to redo my kids bathroom in rainbow, that would be perfect. But I really loved so many!
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Mine is definitely the “You are my Sunshine” sign! I sing that to my girls too!
I triple,triple,triple LOVE LOVE LOVE this sign! I was just on her Etsy site last night drooling. I love the colors she used on yours! I would choose this same sign!! So jelly ;)
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Love barn owl primitives work, she is so creative!
Love it all! I like the You are My Sunshine one with the whole verse and bunting. Of course I love a couple of others just as much.
I’ve always love that “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” sign! Drool worthy!
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Love the season signs and You Are My Sunshine, for sure…they’re all great!!
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It’s such a tough choice, but the Family Rules “I Believe In Miracles” suites our family so well, so that’s my favourite! :)
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When you posted the picture of your sign I fell in love – I sang that song over my baby when she was recovering from her heart transplant, and now she knows all the words to the song. I would love that one to hang in her room!
I stare at my first Barn Owl Primitives all. the. time. Love.
I have to pick just one?!?! Thus the reason I don’t have a barn owl primitives sign yet……. I just can’t decide!